By the power vested in us, we, the Council of Unyielding Mandates, have decreed that all citizens shall be required to eat exactly 4.3 portions of Brussels sprouts with every meal. Any less, any more, and you're doing it wrong.
Why, you ask? Well, let's just say that the Council has deemed the number 4.3 to be the perfect ratio of bitter, crunchy, and slightly-burning-in-your-stomach-achingly-vegetable-ness to the amount of food you need to sustain your pitiful human life.
Failure to comply will result in... THE FEDERAL SPROUT FORCE
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